Mask

84-2-55

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 84-2-55
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Oval mask, protruding conical eyes on flat oval discs, large nose continuing to chin, where it becomes bird head. Carved "moustache". Mouth a V-shaped incision. Narrow protruding ears, one broken off. Concave lozenge in center of forehead. Black. Protrusion with hole (for hangng?) at top of back.

Credit Line Gift of Benjamin Bernstein, 1984
Other Number 286X - Other Number

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